Presented by The Trust and The Trust Practice and Risk Management Association (TrustPARMA)

Webinar Description:

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), signed into law in 2010, offers psychologists opportunities as well as challenges. This webinar will provide an overview of the ACA. We will discuss evolving models of integrated care – a cornerstone of healthcare reform that provides an opportunity for psychologists to integrate into the larger healthcare milieu and to position themselves in a leadership position in emerging healthcare systems. We need to be able to define what competencies we do possess and how they add value to these systems of care, and ethical as well as risk management considerations will be noted. Detailed roadmaps that some psychologists have traversed will be presented as you consider potential avenues of change for your clinical practice.

Learning Objectives:

After participating in this webinar, you will be able to:

Describe basic changes that will occur in healthcare reform with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Enumerate competencies within the repertoire of professional psychologists that add value to healthcare provider teams.

Discuss ways in which psychologists have integrated their clinical practices into emerging healthcare environments.

Important Notice:

Because this webinar is on-demand, once you are registered and have created a login account, you can view the webinar at any time in whatever time increments are most convenient. However, APA rules require that in order to download your CE certificate, receive CE credits, and become eligible for a discount on the Trust Sponsored Professional Liability Insurance policy premium, you must:

Complete the entire webinar,

pass a brief exam, and,

complete a brief evaluation form.

You are required to achieve a passing score of 75 percent or higher. You are allowed three attempts to successfully complete the exam. If you are unsuccessful on the third attempt, you must re-purchase the course to try again.

Eligibility for Insurance Premium Discounts:

Unless otherwise noted, you can combine 6 or more CE credit hours earned from The Trust’s webinars and become eligible for a 10% savings on your Trust Sponsored Professional Liability Insurance premium for one renewal.

You can also combine 4 or more CE credit hours earned from The Trust’s webinars or any other continuing education programs authorized by APA to offer CE credit and become eligible for a 5% savings on your Trust Sponsored Professional Liability Insurance premium for one renewal.

Discounts are not applicable to Researcher/Academician or Student policies.

Group policies become eligible for CE discounts when at least 50% of individuals insured under the group policy submit CE certification totaling the number of credits needed for a particular percentage discount.

All applications are individually underwritten and submission of CE certification will not guarantee insurance policy issuance or renewal.

Continuing Education Credits

How Will Health Care Reform Affect My Practice? Opportunities to Add Value and Improve Care is sponsored by The Trust and TrustPARMA. The Trust is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Trust maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Continuing Education Grievance Policy

The Trust is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists. The Trust will comply with all legal and ethical guidelines for non-discrimination in promotional activities, program content and in the treatment of CE participants. The Trust CE Director is responsible for complying with these standards.

While the Trust strives to assure fair treatment for all participants and to anticipate problems before they occur, occasionally grievances may be filed. In cases where a participant files a written or oral grievance, the following actions are taken:

If the grievance concerns the content of the workshop, webinar, book or the continuing education test, a Trust representative will mediate and will be the final arbitrator. If the participant requests action, the CE Director or a Trust representative will either provide a credit for a subsequent CE offering or provide a partial or full refund of the CE fee already paid.

Actions involving a credit or a refund will require a written note documenting the grievance for record-keeping purposes. The aggrieved individual need not sign the note. If the grievance specifically concerns The Trust, the CE Director or Trust representative will attempt to arbitrate.